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Centripetal

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(1):

(a.) Tending, or causing, to approach the center.

(2):

(a.) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit.

(3):

(a.) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos.

(4):

(a.) Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Centripetal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/centripetal.html. 1828.
 
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